How to Use biometric in a Sentence

biometric

adjective
  • No gun should be able to be sold unless your biometric measure could pull that trigger.
    — Time Staff, Time, 29 June 2019
  • The biometric lock opens instantly with your touch.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026
  • Your one biometric login option is the camera above the screen.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
  • They were wired up with eye-tracking glasses and biometric sensors.
    — Jackie Mansky, Smithsonian, 19 June 2018
  • But this isn’t true since biometric data never leaves the users’ device.
    — Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The idea of using biometric data to speed up the travel process is nothing new.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Lorance then sought to cover up his crime by telling his troops not to collect biometric data on the dead.
    — Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Size and Weight Is this biometric gun safe going to be mobile?
    — Travis Smola, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Airlines have not canceled flights so far, and anyone with a biometric passport can use the e-gates.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Horton finds the biometric space to be very intriguing.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The e-gates use biometric data to match pre-check members’ faces with their ID.
    — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
  • In his view, biometric screening is racist and collecting data is wrong.
    — Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026
  • Passengers can opt out of the biometric photo matching and instead see an agent.
    — Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The most tricky point came down to how far to restrict live biometric identification tools.
    — Jillian Deutsch, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Better ways of checking who can join or use a network, such as two-step logins or biometric checks, help keep data safer.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In recent years, the use of biometric technology has spread.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Instructions on how to safely disable the biometric reader can be found here.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • But what the Whoop gizmo does do is slurp up a lot of biometric data, specifically about the heart.
    — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 17 Mar. 2021
  • That has to be done in advance, and travelers also have to choose biometric screening in their airline apps.
    — Shannon Bond, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
  • At the bottom of the escutcheon is a round panel with a biometric fingerprint reader.
    — PCMAG, 20 May 2024
  • Then, like most biometric devices, the device compares future scans to the data stored about you in the device.
    — Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2017
  • The safety dance So are these more advanced biometric screenings hacker-proof?
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
  • This is possible because of all the biometric data now available.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Greer and Fight for the Future want biometric technology of all kinds to be banned.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The baseline would be used to see if any abrupt spikes or dips in the biometric data merit a response from Walmart's staff.
    — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, 10 Oct. 2018
  • Unlike passwords, biometric data can't be changed.
    — Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • As much as wearable tech can help players, some take a more cautious approach to giving teams access to their biometric data.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The evolution of biometric data and tools has evolved dramatically in the last three to five years.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • At the same time, the biometric system can check whether a face is spoofed in paper, on a screen, as a mask, or through any other form of spoofing technique.
    — Rene Hendrikse, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Teams are always looking for that next edge, so what could be the next evolution in biometric technology?
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

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